The project is a major Terrestrial Broadband Backbone designed to convey the excess bandwidth capacity from coasts to hinterland and also provide an alternative gateway to Europe through Algiers. It is one of the presidential infrastructure champion Initiative (PICI) 2010 – 2015 aimed at accelerating socio-economic diversification of benefiting Countries. Among others, the main project objectives are to:
• Increase broadband penetration
• Provide effective and efficient operation, monitoring, maintenance and management of critical infrastructure along the Trans Saharan route
• Provide an alternative international gateway to Europe; provide access point to landlocked Countries. The Report of the Feasibility Studies will assist wholly for effective planning and execution of the overall project activities.
Trans-Saharan Optic Fibre Broadband Project, (Lagos – Kongolam, Katsina) Nigeria – (Zinder) Republic of Niger – (Algiers) Algeria
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